Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Use this outline to help guide you in writing your essay. Feel free to add more
sentences and detail to make your essay more interesting. Make sure to rewrite
or type your rough draft.
I. Introduction
a. Hook or Attention Grabber:______________________________________
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b. Title/author and main idea of the story: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare is
about_______________________________________
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c. Supporting sentences (How does your topic of symbols relate to the
story?): From the story, it is clear that_______________________________
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d. Thesis statement (What your essay is about): Some of the most important
symbols in the story
are______________________________________________
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Introduction Example:
All of us at one point in our lives have felt left out or alone. The Witch
Kit who is forced to move to Connecticut and live with Puritans. From the
story it is clear that there are many objects that are actually important
symbols. In the novel The Witch of Blackbird Pond three of the most
important symbols are the meeting house that represents Puritan Society, the
Charter that represents Puritan rights and freedom, and finally the Dolphin